The 2011 International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition and Conference(IBEX) hosted more than 100 industry authorities and 90 different educational seminars during the show’s three-day run at the Kentucky Exposition Center in October. The show featured 100,000 more square feet of floor space than in 2010 and 60 first-time exhibitors. The Composites Pavilion and Compliance Standards and Education [...]

The Rozalia Project For a Clean Ocean received top honors in the Interlux Waterfront Challenge, taking home the $20,000 prize. The Vermont-based team used a state-of-the-art, remote-operated underwater vehicle to assist nearly 1,400 people to remove more than 4,400 pieces of marine debris from the sea floor in eight locations throughout New England. Regional winners [...]

The transformation of a classic sailboat emphasizes the importance of communication between owner and fabricator. By Mark Brock A quality marine canvas project requires careful attention to hundreds of details, from fabric and thread selection to specifications for grommets and zippers. Despite all of these technical details, success with a fabric transformation aboard ship is [...]

Turn up the volume and spread the news about your business–even with limited funds. By Charlene Clark In a perfect world, every business would have unlimited resources with which to market their products and services. Unfortunately, this isn’t a perfect world. In tough economic times, small businesses find themselves with very limited resources to dedicate [...]

3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division offers low-emission versions of the company’s aerosol adhesives, including 3M Super 77 Multi-Purpose, 3M Hi-Strength 90 and 3M Foam Fast 74 spray adhesives. With a VOC reduction of 50 percent, the adhesives offer a longer tack and finer spray pattern, as well as delivering higher solids, better peel strength [...]

The AQ-DM-4B Digital Media Locker from Aquatic AV keeps nearly any digital music-playing device clean and dry while onboard your boat and allows you to remotely select and play music from as far as 40 feet. The locker is IP65 rated for use in wet and dusty environments and flush mounts easily. Features include a [...]

The Juki DU-11181N-7/X73096-AA is a single-needle, lockstitch, top-and-bottom-feed machine ideal for sewing heavy-duty materials such as canvas and leather. The sewing machine comes with an automatic thread trimming system, a double capacity hook for long runs, a CP-18B control panel and M51N servomotor. The powerful top-and-bottom-feed mechanism ensures a smooth and even feed of difficult-to-feed [...]

Bainbridge International’s headliner adds a clean, finished look to the inside of the cabin while helping to dampen outside noises. The headliner is made using a marine-grade vinyl material that resists mildew for increased longevity. Plain and perforated styles are available in white. The plain headliner is available in 13.9- or 8.6-ounce weights. The perforated [...]

The Carlson Design T-bar Digitizer allows you to create digital patterns quickly and accurately. The digitizer slides into your existing plotter/cutter supertrack to create a digitizing bed as big as your table. The included Windows software captures full-scale patterns without rescaling or distortion. Pattern pieces are saved and exported as plot/cut files. The digitizer is [...]

Consew’s 206RB line of long-arm sewing machines easily stitches through light- or heavy-weight materials including leather, vinyl, upholstery, synthetics, canvas and coated products. In order to suit a variety of work areas, the machines are available with workspaces of 18, 25 or 30 inches. The 206RB machines feature a built-in bobbin winder, oiling system, safety [...]